Latest ABS figures show that GDP, in seasonally adjusted volume terms, grew 0.2% in the September quarter 2009, after growing 0.6% in the June quarter.

The growth was driven by a 0.7% increase in household expenditure and a 6.2% increase in public investment, offset by a 0.9% fall in private investment, and a strong fall in net exports. The fall in net exports was due to a 2.3% fall in exports and a 5.8% rise in imports.

The industries that provided the main contribution to growth in the September quarter were rental, hiring and real estate services with a 9.9% increase in seasonally adjusted volume terms and construction with a 2.2% increase in seasonally adjusted volume terms.

Further details can be found in Australian National Accounts: National Income, expenditure and Product (cat. no. 5206.0) available for free download on the ABS website at www.abs.gov.au

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Revised international standards and an updated industry classification are included in this issue of Australian National Accounts: National Income, expenditure and Product.

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